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A collection of features, articles and news about the world of amateur dramatics and the people within it. If there's something you'd like to see featured or if you want to submit an article yourself, then please contact Jane.
A fun evening presented by Douglas Drama Group & the Farmers Arms raised £255 for well-deserving local charity Rainbow House
GMDF Full length festival winners
The 2010 Drama Festivals Conference is to be held at the Lighthouse Theatre and Conference Centre, Kettering, Northants on Saturday September 18.
Information about the Actors Works School in Wapping in London.
Do you know what will happen with the sound equipment you use after the frequency sell off commencing 1st July 2012?J Joe Mitchell from Sound Hire has been answering the question and now shares some very useful information with us all.
Ken Caswell, the Associate Director to Cameron Mackintosh, is heading to the famous ballroom of The Winter Gardens Pavilion at Weston-super-Mare in August. He will lead a three day workshop that aims to give adults a taster of the West End rehearsal and performance process. The course will focus on scenes from the musical, Les Miserables*. It is worth noting that Ken Caswell, who originated the role of the Bishop in the West End production and recording of Les Miserables, later went on to direct seventeen worldwide productions of Les Miserables and other musical theatre works for Sir Cameron Mackintosh.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to record with Madeline Bell and help the British Heart Foundation at the same time. The event is being organised by musician and entrepreneur Matthew Jones who believes everyone can sing! He is now looking to augment the choir with people of all ages, with and without singing experience. Full training will be provided for all – ideal for those who enjoy a challenge and have a passion for fundraising.
A few years back in the mid 90’s I was doing a panto for a village society at their local village hall. Nothing strange about that now is there? Well, this show seemed to have a bit of a jinx on me.
Jane Lockyer Willis has produced this Monologues and Duologues for Men and Women aimed at the more mature actor. In total there are 13 monologues and 5 duologues , some amusing and some sad. Each piece has the running time attached to it, making this booklet ideal for auditions, with times varying from 2 minutes to 8 minutes.
This was an enjoyable booklet to read , and there are some certainly some suitable pieces for exams and practice work, as well as auditions. The writing is clever and the characters well observed. And it’s great to see something available for the more “experience” actors and actresses among us!
Jane is currently advertising this script with amdram.co.uk and more details can be found at http://amdram.co.uk/classifieds/an-english-country-garden/
Christmas time, and as often happens in our little industry (supplying sound related equipment) we find several shows and events are on at the same time. You then have a quiet period before all hell breaks loose again. However close to Christmas is of cause understandably, one of the busiest times of the year, and so a heavy workload can potentially lead to the odd little hitch…
